Planning Analyst

**About Us**:
Accent Group Limited is the leading digitally integrated retail and distribution business in the Apparel and Footwear performance and lifestyle market in Australia and New Zealand. With over 750+ stores, 35 brands and 40 online platforms. Our brands include; Glue, Platypus, Skechers, Hype DC, Vans, Dr. Martens, Subtype, The Athletes Foot, CAT, Merrell, The Trybe, Pivot, Timberland, Stylerunner, Palladium, Stance, Saucony, & Nude Lucy

Since 1998 here at Platypus Shoes we have made it our business to deck out every single person who walks through our doors with the freshest footwear from all the biggest brands. But we reckon life goes beyond shoes. We believe it’s what you do in them that truly counts. So stay out late. Wake up early. Walk there, run back. Stand tall and be a champion in a crowd of Naysayers. We’re for the ones that dance harder, sing louder and don’t care what anyone else thinks. This is your story. Play Life Loud.

Why Accent Group?
- Team member discounts up to 40% across all our Retails brands.
- Join a POWERHOUSE Retail Company with plans for significant growth.

**The Role**:
The Planning Analyst role assists and supports the Merchandise Planner in the achievement of budgeted sales, gross profit and inventory productivity measures. Reporting to the Merchandise Planner, it’s a broad inventory-based role where you will get the opportunity to directly influence our profitability through data-based decision making. The role will be involved in:

- Core line management.
- Allocation support.
- Inventory management and control.

**Your Key Responsibilities will include but limited to**:

- Building and producing reports.
- Conducting analysis and making recommendations.
- Core Line forecasting and purchase planning.
- Managing inter store transfers (consolidations).
- Supporting the allocation process through guiding and coaching the Allocator.
- Markdown modelling.
- Managing the inventory outcomes of the new store opening process.

**To succeed in this role, you will need to have**:

- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Ability to understand data and analytics and make recommendations as a result.
- Product forecasting experience.
- Proven ability to manage inventory through prior analytical/commercial role with a good understanding of merchandise inventory basics.
- Ability to take a proactive approach and think strategically.
- Advanced excel skills with the ability to champion excel based projects.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Affiliation with Accent Group Core values and “Make It Happen” attitude.

At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves. The Accent Group acknowledges, and pays respect, to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the land. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori people